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Latest City of Heroes Update Features Improved Look, New Story Lines

For many City of Heroes fans, Paragon City is shining a little brighter this morning. In celebration of the superhero MMO's sixth anniversary, developer Paragon Studios has released a major update for the title that brings with it advanced graphics rendering for a more heroic looking game.

Paragon announced that Dark Mirror, the 17th major free update to the six-year-old game, is the last update to the franchise before the City of Heroes Going Rogue expansion pack launches.

"Players will experience this shining new world as they explore the city and ultimately face their toughest opponent yet – themselves," Paragon said in a statement. "The all-new Doppelganger story arc pits heroes and villains against their alter egos."

Along with Doppelganger and the advanced graphics, Dark Mirror includes new badges, new player emotes, and animated player tails. Epic Archetypes are now unlocked for both heroes and villains at level 20, and new maps and monsters offer greater customization with the game's Mission Architect feature.

"In six years of heroism and villainy, City of Heroes players have created tens of millions of characters and hundreds of thousands of allied forces called Super Groups," Paragon stated. "Now with the upcoming arrival of the City of Heroes Going Rogue expansion, players will have the chance to walk the line between good and evil as their heroes and villains face moral choices that could change them forever."

Sharkey says: The superhero MMO genre is about to get a lot more crowded, with DC and Marvel both putting together their own massive online games. They'll have a lot of work to do to overcome the solid lead Paragon has with City of Heroes, but I suspect many Heroes players will jump at the chance to play alongside Batman and Wolverine.